Become a Direct Patient Volunteer with Kindred Hospice! (MA - Fall River)
ORGANIZATION: Gentiva Hospice
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No matter what your talents or interests, you can make a difference in someone's life. When you volunteer with Kindred Hospice, you become part of a team of skilled, compassionate people who dedicate their time to a truly noble cause.
Direct Patient Visit Volunteer --- Visiting our patients to provide companionship and support through conversation, leisure activities, or by being a supportive presence. You may also provide respite for caregivers so they can have some time away for themselves. There is no hands on direct care required or expected of our volunteers such as feeding, transferring to and from a chair or bed, or transportation to patients or their family members
Volunteer(s) needed to visit a total of 3 patients at two facility within Fall River
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About Gentiva Hospice
Location:
2374 Post Road, Warwick, RI 02886, US
Mission Statement
Gentiva's mission to our patients is to always keep our patient and their family first by enhancing their quality of life through the professional delivery of clinical excellence, extraordinary service and compassionate restorative and palliative homecare and hospice services.
Description
At Gentiva, our care is defined by our clinical expertise and the compassion we deliver every day - one patient at a time.
The Gentiva family of companies has been bringing great healthcare home for 40 years. Our nurses, therapists and other healthcare professionals are dedicated to improving the quality of life for those we serve through the delivery of clinical excellence, extraordinary service and compassionate care, while being recognized as the leader in home health, hospice and community care services.
Each year, we provide home care services to more than 350,000 patients from more than 490 community locations nationwide. Our full range of clinical services includes:
- Skilled nursing
- Physical, occupational and speech-language therapy
- Cardiac and pulmonary care
- Neurorehabilitation
- Wound care
- Disease and pain management
- Medication management and education
- Patient education to promote self-management
- Treatment for balance problems that can lead to fall risks
- Hospice services, including help with physical, emotional and spiritual needs
We are committed to continually raising the bar in home healthcare by setting new industry standards for quality care and personalized service. That’s why thousands of patients every day choose us for their home healthcare needs.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Fall RiverFall River, MA 02720
DATE POSTED
February 15, 2019
SKILLS
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Hospice Care
- Spiritual Healing
- Music Therapy
- Social Work
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Dependent upon your schedule, a few hours a week
- As of 2/1/19, we are required to drug test all volunteers for pre-employment purposes